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Nadia Montenegro marks 40th anniversary in showbiz

Reyma Deveza,

ABS-CBN News

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MANILA -- Screen veteran Nadia Montenegro is celebrating her 40th year in show business.

She started her career four decades ago when she starred in the 1984 movie "14 Going Steady" under Regal Films with stars including Gretchen Barretto and Janice de Belen.

In a social media post on Wednesday, Montenegro took a trip down memory lane and recalled her foray into showbiz.

"40 years ago today I signed a 1yr- 10 movie contract with RegalFilms. ❀️Our launching movie as you all know was '14 Going Steady' shown in 1984. 😁 We were known as REGAL BABIES batch 2!!! πŸ₯°" Montenegro wrote.

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In her post, the actress thanked Regal Films' matriarch Mother Lily Monteverde.

"Special thanks to 3 people who believed in me. Mother Lily Monteverde To Mother Lily, mahal kita.❀️ God knows how grateful I am for all youve done for me," Montenegro said.

Aside from the film producer, Montenegro also thanked de Belen, the late director Joey Gosiengfiao, and her talent manager Douglas Quijano who passed away in 2009.

Montenegro also said "thank you" to all those who believed in her, including her family and friends in and out show business.

"THANK YOU! Dahil sa inyo I am who is am," Montenegro shared.

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Addressing her critics, she added: "I PRAY FOR YOU EVERYDAY! Thank you dahil din sa inyo sobrang napatibay nyo ako. Pero pasensya na… better luck next time."

"Malayo na po pagkatao natin. Bagong NADIA na to! My Lord Almighty lives! πŸ™ŒπŸ™ I choose peace! I choose to be kind! I choose to serve my God! I live for an AUDIENCE OF ONE!! ☝️ No man can break my faith! πŸ™πŸ™Œ," she said.

She concluded her post by thanking and praising God and stressed that she would always choose to be an actor.

"Thank you Lord! πŸ™ Thank you for the wisdom, the knowledge and strength to learn to choose my battles. There are battles I need to leave unto you. No space for revenge, envy, & jealousy because you have shown me what humility, forgiveness and redemption means. I love you Lord! πŸ™ŒπŸ™ I honor and glorify you.. in your mighty name… πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™ 'If God is for us, who can be against us?' ‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭31‬ ‭NIV I will always choose to be an actor! πŸ’‘πŸŽ₯πŸ“Ί," shares Montegro, who is a mother of eight. 

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